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Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Cameroon, 1998
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CMR_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Bureau Central des Recensements et des Études de Population, Ministère des Investissements Publics et de l’Aménagement du Territoire [Cameroon] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Relative gave delivery care for last birth (W_DELREL_01)

Data file: CMR1998-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 833
End: 833
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
413) Who assisted you with the delivery of (NAME)?

Anyone else?

PROBE TO OBTAIN THE TYPE OF PERSON AND RECORD ALL PERSONS ASSISTING.

HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

DOCTOR A
NURSE/MIDWIFE B
AUXILIARY MIDWIFE C

OTHER PERSON

TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT D
FAMILY/FRIENDS E

OTHER (SPECIFY): ___ X
NO ONE Y
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
8 Missing
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
For women who gave birth in the last three to five years, DELREL_01 (M3H_1) indicates whether a relative gave delivery care (for the last birth).

Women could report more than one type of healthcare (or traditional) provider.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Maternal delivery care, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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